EP 0918022 A3 20000126 - Packaging of plant parts
Title (en)
Packaging of plant parts
Title (de)
Verpackung für Pflanzenteilen
Title (fr)
Emballage pour parties de plantes
Publication
Application
Priority
GB 9723100 A 19971031
Abstract (en)
[origin: EP0918022A2] Plant parts, particularly potatoes, are packed in enclosures such as plastic bags designed so that the respiration of the plant parts generates a stable modified atmosphere which enhances the storage lifetime. Nylon film allows the escape of water vapour. Limited communication with the atmosphere, e.g. using non-gastight seals and/or micropores, enables oxygen levels to reach a dynamic equilibrium. In potatoes, oxygen level are desirably 2-14%, more preferably 3-8% by volume. This suppresses greening and sprouting. Excessively low oxygen levels can allow anaerobic organisms and processes, leading to spoilage.
IPC 1-7
IPC 8 full level
B65D 81/20 (2006.01); B65D 85/52 (2006.01)
CPC (source: EP)
B65D 81/2084 (2013.01); B65D 85/52 (2013.01)
Citation (search report)
- [XY] WO 9730911 A1 19970828 - BEN TZUR ISRAEL [IL], et al
- [Y] WO 9117921 A1 19911128 - D OR PRODUCE LIMITED [GB]
- [A] EP 0737709 A1 19961016 - ATOCHEM ELF SA [FR]
- [X] PATENT ABSTRACTS OF JAPAN vol. 1996, no. 06 28 June 1996 (1996-06-28) & US 5698249 A 19971216 - HAYASHI KAZUYOSHI [JP], et al
Designated contracting state (EPC)
AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE
DOCDB simple family (publication)
EP 0918022 A2 19990526; EP 0918022 A3 20000126; GB 9723100 D0 19980107
DOCDB simple family (application)
EP 98308953 A 19981102; GB 9723100 A 19971031